The focus of the renovations will be the replacement of the outer walls of the building, which have begun to deteriorate.

The deterioration was the reasonthe authority filed a lawsuit against the Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. in February 1983. The suit alleged that "Sarabond," a plastic adhesive used as a mortar additive in the brick panels of the building, caused corrosion of unprotected steel that eventually led to cracking in the building's brick facing.

Authority Commissioner Joseph A. Albanese announced that he would be attending a conference in San Francisco during the year. He said that, in accordance with authority regulations, this will be his one major meeting trip for the year.

The policy was placed into effect in February to curtail travel and tighten control over spending while on rips.

The policy limits the number of trips to one per year unless otherwise approved by the board, limits costs to a single-room occupancy and a meal/ travel allowance. It also calls for all travel-related expenses to be documented through written receipts. Costs such as telephone calls are excluded from covered costs.